marquis of jingan

Chapter 904 Negotiations
To dismiss Xue Wei is to kill one chicken to make an example to two monkeys.

One of the monkeys is naturally the generals on the Eastern Front who seem to be united.

And the second monkey is Ling Su on the western front and the generals on the western front.

Shen Yi used the matter of dismissing Xue Wei to clean up military discipline, and used Xue Wei as an example. If military discipline was violated on the western front in the future, or Master Shen's will was violated, Shen Yi could use the precedent of dismissing Xue Wei...

Just give Ling Su too!
Relatively speaking, it is much more difficult to remove Ling Su.

Because Ling Su was originally one of the founders of the Anti-Japanese Army and a long-term leader of the Anti-Japanese Army, and his prestige was much higher than that of Xue Wei.

Even if Shen Yi wants to move him, there must be a foreshadowing.

Now, the foreshadowing has been done.

Next, Shen Yi will drastically clean up military discipline and improve the combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army as soon as possible.

Not only individual fighting power, but more importantly, collective fighting power. Orders and prohibitions must be followed. One day in the future, we will be able to set foot on the land north of the Huaihe River to regain the land that has been lost for more than 60 years!

Just when Shen Yi took advantage of the truce between the two countries to start purging the army, Li Mu in Yandu City had already been imprisoned for a month.

Fortunately, these Qi people are not too much, the small yard prepared for him is quite quiet, and the daily food is also provided according to high standards. Li Mu knows that it is difficult for him to go out, so he stays here with peace of mind. Reading books and drinking tea can be regarded as self-cultivation.

Yandu is in the north. As the days gradually enter autumn, the weather in Yandu is getting cooler, and it is not very hot before September.

One day, when Li Mu was still drinking tea in this unknown small courtyard, someone suddenly came to the door and knocked on the door.

Li Mu didn't raise his head, nor did he intend to get up.

Because he knew in his heart that he was not the owner of this place, and he had no way to decide whether others knocked or not, or whether to come in or not.

Sure enough, after knocking on the door a few times, the courtyard door was slowly pushed open, and an old man in a light gray robe pushed the door and walked in.

The old man's hair and beard are half white. After walking into the yard, he looked around, and then he saw Li Mu who was reading a book under the gazebo. The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Mu, then walked away with his hands behind his back. In the past, after walking in, he lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "Nan Chao regards itself as a country of etiquette, why does the old man knock on the door for a long time, but the prince is at home but there is no response at all?"

Li Mu raised his eyelids and gave the old man a white look.

"This is not my house, it's just a cage. Whether you open the door or not has nothing to do with me."

The old man was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "That makes sense."

He sat down opposite Li Mu, with a smile on his face: "My surname is Yan and Li."

"I'm here to visit the prince."

Hearing this name, Li Mu put down the book in his hand, looked up at the old man in front of him, and then said lightly: "I have heard the name of Lord Yan, and many people in Jiankang City said that there is a Han prime minister in Hu Dynasty. He is very capable, as a Han Chinese, he is an extremely human minister in the Hu dynasty."

Yan Li smiled: "My lord, after more than 60 years, the distinction between Hu and Han has not been as clear as before."

Li Mu smiled disdainfully: "Since it is not clear, why does Yandu still have the theory of the big minister and the small minister?"

Master Yan's face was calm, and he said quietly: "It's something left over from the old days, it's just that it hasn't been eradicated for a while."

Li Mu sneered and said, "Do you dare to say this to me, do you dare to say it to Emperor Yongping?"

"Don't dare."

Yan Li said calmly: "But I believe that there will always be someone who dares to speak up in the future."

He looked at Li Mu, smiled and said: "If you talk about the official system of the court, Zhu Lizheng ruled the north, but there are more than half of Han officials in the court, and there are even Han officials like this old man. Since your Southern Dynasty, has there been a Hu Xiang?"

Seeing Li Mu's sneer and silence, Yan Xiang sighed slightly: "Therefore, the distinction between Hu and Han has always been mentioned by Nanchao. If Nanchao didn't mention it, how can there be any distinction between Hu and Han?"

He looked at Li Mu and said calmly: "Without the distinction between Hu and Han, the noble and our states are born brothers."

"Since it is a country of brothers, then naturally it can no longer be like before, fighting with soldiers year after year, so that the common people will not have a good life."

Hearing this, Li Mu didn't rush to refute, but smiled: "That's good, my emperor also agrees to stop the war and make peace with each other, and we will form a brotherhood with each other. As long as you satisfy my emperor's opinion, Li will immediately follow you." Signing the letter of credence will honor our two countries, and we will immediately become a country of brothers."

"Your Majesty, both you and me, as well as Emperor Hongde of your country, know that it is absolutely impossible to negotiate that condition."

Master Yan stroked his beard, and said quietly: "If you really agree to that request, then there is no need for me to stay in Yandu, and it would be more reasonable to just go back outside the pass."

Li Mu chuckled: "No one stopped you."

Old Man Yan looked at Li Mu with a calm expression: "Who says no one will stop? Millions of real Zhuli will definitely stop."

"No one wants to go back outside the pass."

Hearing this, Li Mu sneered slightly, turned his head away, and ignored this "Han Prime Minister".

The old man Yan was not discouraged, but said to himself: "Master, the old man came here today to have peace talks with you."

"My emperor personally sent this old man over here. Any conditions you and I have negotiated at this time can be written into the alliance letter in the future."

Only then did Li Mu look directly at the Prime Minister of Northern Qi, and put down the miscellaneous books in his hand: "What conditions can Prime Minister Yan agree to, you might as well just say it."

"I'm Daqi, I can give up the Huaihe River."

The old man Yan said this very seriously.

Li Mu sneered: "The Huai River was originally owned by me, Da Chen, and now my Da Chen Wang Shi is still stationed by the Huai River. Want Prime Minister Yan to sell it?"

"The current Huaihe River is divided into half by your two countries. Except for a few fishermen who can enter the river for fishing, the entire Huaihe River is almost abandoned, and the river transportation is completely impassable."

"I, General Qi, don't need to garrison troops along the Huaihe River, but instead garrison troops in the city north of the Huaihe River, and transfer the entire Huaihe River to Nan Chen."

Li Mu frowned slightly: "What about the conditions?"

"Naturally, it is a truce and a state of brotherhood."

Old man Yan stroked his beard on his chin, and said, "In the future, the two countries will trade with each other, marry each other, and be brothers forever."

Seeing Li Mu sneered and remained silent, Yan Li frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this is my greatest sincerity to the Son of Heaven. You must know that most of my troops are fighting against the Tatars in the north. If I withdraw my hand from the north, It's only been a few months since the horse stepped into the south of the Yangtze River!"

Shizi was still unmoved, he thought of what the young coach in Huai'an had said to him.

Yi Di fears power but not virtue.

They have never been peace-loving.

So, Li Mu raised his head to look at Yan Li, and suddenly asked: "Master Yan, you are in the court, are you going to be overwhelmed?"

Yan Xiang couldn't help laughing: "What is the old man trying to resist?"

"Resist the pressure from Master Zhu Li."

Li Mu said quietly: "Now, the contents of this letter of credence I brought, I am afraid it has been spread all over Yandu?"

"So, those real Zhuli are very angry."

"They were so angry that their faces were red and their necks were thick. They were so angry that they wanted to kill me immediately to sacrifice the flag, and then sent troops to the south to attack Da Chen and wipe away the so-called shame in their hearts."

"And you, Yan Xiang, or your Emperor Yongping, don't really want to fight."

Li Mu said word by word: "That's why Prime Minister Yan came to see me, and wanted to negotiate a new alliance with me, and then sign it, so as to refute the rumors of those Zhuli real people and let them calm down, right?"

Yan Li's expression finally turned a little ugly.

In fact, the matter was more serious than what Li Mu said.

Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Nanchen's second batch of envoys will arrive in Yandu. They are coming in a fierce manner, and they are obviously here to beg for Li Mu.

It is impossible for Yan to detain this group of people again.

If it is really deducted again, the two countries will fight if they do not fight.

Thinking of all kinds of pressure in the imperial court and the boss who might die at any time, Master Yan shuddered. He stood up and looked at Li Mu: "Your Majesty, since it is a peace negotiation, it must be negotiated. No matter what conditions you have, you have to tell them so that you can talk about it.”

"Well."

The prince stretched out a finger, and said, "This prince is the master, don't want the Northern Qi to return the two provinces of Dachen to me, as long as you return the province of Shandong."

"I will sign an alliance with you immediately."

Emperor Hongde never agreed to this condition, nor did Li Mu have the authority to agree to it.

However, he was certain in his heart that Bei Qi could not accept it.

"I let go halfway, is Mr. Yan satisfied?"

The old man Yan looked at Li Mu quietly: "Your son, Tianhuang and nobleman, are you really not afraid of death?"

Shizi looked at Yan Li fearlessly, with a bright smile on his face.

"I die today, my family will die tomorrow..."

"It will be hereditary."

(End of this chapter)